SELF: Health, Fitness, Nutrition, Beauty, Love, and Culture (2024)

Microwaved fish and fluorescent lighting are painful to be around—for lots of reasons.

Pregnancy, injury, and playing sports can do a number on them.

Whether you're in the market for a soothing mask, nourishing moisturizer, or super-effective retinol serum.

The actor had to navigate grueling days on set, three-hour workouts at night, and serious scar tissue in her small intestine.

She described Sigler, who also has the disease, as “the only person who really knows me.”

Following a normal mammogram and genetic test, the actor says checking one last risk score saved her life.

I’ve been wearing these warm and supportive slip-ons everywhere.

Love

If you actually want them to change their ways, you have to be strategic.

Health

It wasn’t published in a peer-reviewed journal, and the lab’s practices have been questioned in the past.

Might we suggest putting a rubber band around it?

Waking up to throbbing pain is an actual nightmare.

Fibrosis and a family history of breast cancer played a role in her decision.

A dull pain that comes and goes periodically is easy to explain away when you’re young and feel invincible.

Everybody gird your loins: We’re losing an hour of sleep on Sunday.

Don’t make big changes to your routine on your own—for both medical and spiritual reasons.

You can still be contagious if you’re fever-free and feeling better.

Food

The list includes spices sold at discount stores across the country, including Dollar Tree and Save A Lot.

Love

You don’t have to be by yourself to feel disconnected.

Keep your feet feeling cool with these expert-approved picks.

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Nature calls

Two recent castaways break down the pleasures and perils of the aquadump.

“We often think of falling asleep as turning off a light, but it’s more like going down a ramp.”